It takes about half an hour to walk from the stadium to Beigang Port in Nanhai City, but only about ten minutes by car.
On the water, the speed of the yacht is not much different from that of an ordinary car. In any case, Gou Fugui and his group arrived at Beigang Port in Nanhai City in just over ten minutes.
It was 9:15 a.m., with more than two hours remaining before the cruise ship's three-hour arrival deadline. At this time, there were not many refugees who had arrived at Beigang Port; in fact, only a very small number of people who lived nearby and a very small number of people had arrived quickly enough. The majority of the rest were still on their way.
At this time, most of the buildings in the port had been submerged, and most of the ships that were originally moored in the port had been overturned or damaged by the tsunami "Queen". The people who came here searched and searched and finally gathered on the roof of the highest three-story building in the port that had not yet been submerged, wearing raincoats and life jackets or holding umbrellas, waiting for the cruise ship to arrive.
Gou Fugui and his group also took the young mother, who had already woken up, to the rooftop. After the young mother thanked them repeatedly, Gou Fugui took out a strip of cold medicine and several packets of Banlangen granules from his backpack and handed them to her.
"You can drink some yourself, and if necessary, you can give some to the baby. It will be fine once you get on the ship."
The young mother's eyes instantly welled up with tears as she looked at the cold medicine, nodding vigorously and thanking the doctor repeatedly.
After delivering the medicine, Gou Fugui fell silent. He looked around at the puddles that had merged with the sea and pondered whether he should go and rescue some people.
One way to repair the "core of the world" is to preserve as much life force as possible, whether it be humans, animals, or plants. Only with sufficient life force can the world be stabilized and prevented from collapsing, so saving as many people as possible is probably a good thing.
But he can only save a very small number of people on his own without the necessary tools. Is there a way to save more lives?
While Gou Fugui was deep in thought, Xie Tianlang and three others from the same world were also discussing the matter.
How much fuel is left in the engine? How many trips can it run?
"If I were coming from the stadium to here, I could easily make a dozen or so trips."
"Then let's run and save as many as we can. This is our first world, and we're unfamiliar with everything, so let's do our best in everything."
Xie Tianlang made a decision: "Qin Feng will take the yacht to rescue people. Lu Hu will stay here and watch the luggage, then he and Qin Feng will take turns driving. San Chuan and I will go and search through those capsized and damaged boats ahead to collect usable fuel."
"If we can find extra fuel, the speedboat can make more trips."
Song Sanchuan and the other two should be... Xie Tianlang, after assigning tasks without any expression, turned to look at Gou Fugui. When he met those beautiful phoenix eyes, he raised an eyebrow and smiled:
"Let's go and search those wrecked ships in the harbor. Want to come along? Maybe we'll find something useful."
Gou Fugui looked at him for a moment, then glanced at Qin Feng, who had already set off in a boat to rescue people, and finally shook his head. Although he also quite liked the underwater self-service shopping, he was, after all, a savior with a cheat-like ability.
"...I'll go find Xiao Fugui. See if he needs any help, and if he'd like to come with me."
Xie Langren's eyes suddenly lit up: "You're going to find Yuanyuan?"
The wealthy beauty watched as this guy forcefully suppressed the "together" that seemed about to spill out, and finally pulled out a bag of Longlong spicy strips from his pocket.
"I can't pick Yuanyuan up, could you give this bag of Longlong spicy strips to it for me? And tell it that Daddy loves it!"
Human-shaped Round: "..."
He glared at the bag of spicy strips, ignoring the werewolf and even wanting to roll his eyes at him. How cheesy! Who the hell wants your love?!
But in the end, the wealthy beauty still grabbed the bag of spicy strips, stuffed it into her pocket, and left.
"Remember to tell them! Don't steal my spicy snacks!"
Gou Fugui, unable to bear it any longer, shouted, "I know! Shut up!"
What's given to Yuanyuan is also given to her father, isn't it? Why do you need to emphasize that!
Then Gou Fugui immediately went into the water and swam away quickly. He left his backpack and suitcase with Xie Tianlang and the others, and with Lu Hu and Jin Mantang watching over them, he could travel light.
Gou Fugui swam forward very quickly, but he did not swim towards the stadium. The stadium was not far from the North Port, and as long as they did not encounter fatal danger on the way, they would definitely be able to board the ship.
He had just thought of another possibility during his recent reflection—
Since the goal is to save lives, human lives are lives, but are the lives of animals and plants also lives, and is there any need or possibility to save them?
Then Gou Fugui gave himself a positive answer.
The “core of the world” is not limited to humans; it can be any kind of being in the world.
The "life force" needed at the core of that world is naturally not just human power.
So, he can't save many people, but he can try to save some small animals.
Maybe the "world's core" is inside?
So when Gou Fugui had swum a long distance and reached a place where no one could see him, he looked left and right, and then very quickly took off his clothes and stuffed them into a backpack he had just picked up on the road.
Then take a deep breath, dive down, and when you come up again, you're a round little sea otter.
Sea otter Fugui twitched his small, diamond-shaped nose in the rain.
Although it was raining heavily and the seawater made it difficult to see the surroundings, it didn't matter. Otters have noses, and otters can smell!
No small animal within an 8,000-meter radius can escape the otter's nose!
Otter Fugui sniffed here and there, then suddenly sneezed a little and rubbed his face hard in frustration.
Raindrops hit his little nose, and the rain blocked out and masked many smells, so he found nothing.
But it's okay! Otters are capable! Otters don't give up! Otters can keep going!
So Otter Fugui began his tour of the northern area of Nanhai City. His little nose was dedicated to smelling the scents of cats, dogs, and even mice.
But he never expected that the first thing he rescued was neither a cat, nor a dog, nor a mouse, but a parrot that was locked in a cage and was about to die of agitation.
He didn't tell by smelling with his little nose, but by hearing with his ears.
"Let me out—let me out!!"
"You unfilial children and grandchildren are going to suffocate!"
"Help! Help! Which brave prince will come and save this beautiful princess?!"
"I am a highly intelligent parrot who can speak five languages! I am an alien bird! Someone please hand me over to the state!!"
"...Help...The bird is starving to death."
It only took Otter Fugui a minute to go from being shocked and thinking someone had been imprisoned to remaining expressionless.
He floated on the water and rubbed his face back and forth several times with his two little paws, thinking to himself that even pets are so competitive these days. To be a parrot, you have to know five languages.
Then Otter Fugui floated to the birdcage that was hanging stubbornly on the sixth-floor balcony and made eye contact with the parrot inside, whose feathers had been plucked out by half.
The parrot, which had been listless just moments before, instantly perked up, flapping its wings and continuing to squawk:
"Oh! Help! Help! Please help me!"
"Let me out and open the cage! I'll give you everything I own in my house!!"
Hearing the parrot's excited shouts, which were so loud they were almost hoarse, Otter Fugui ultimately decided not to make things difficult for it. After all, the birdcage was within reach, and he could help it open the cage door.
Then the sea otter Fugui stretched out his paws and tried to open the door, the expression on the otter's face gradually becoming ferocious.
He originally thought the door would be easy to open, but when he tried to open it, he found that, whether it was due to rust or a latch not being properly engaged, the small door of the birdcage could not be opened with normal force.
Finally, the sea otter Fugui used almost all his strength to forcefully open the sturdy birdcage.
"Oh my God!"
"You saved me, I can repay you with my body."
"Hero, is there any food for the hungry bird? Is there any food for the hungry bird?"
Only when Otter Fugui heard the aria that sounded like a movie line, and the repeated words at the end, did he realize that the parrot had not yet become a spirit.
It probably just watches too many movies and has a silly owner, but it's definitely smart.
In the end, Otter Rich still gave the parrot some food, some millet he found at the parrot's house. The six-story house was half flooded, and all the appliances inside were ruined. Fortunately, there were some beans and millet in the tall cupboard that hadn't spoiled, so Otter Rich made the most of them.
After rescuing the parrot, Otter Rich didn't even need to say a word; the parrot readily perched on the sea otter's back. Actually, it originally wanted to arrogantly perch on the sea otter's head, but after being firmly shooed away by Otter Rich three times, it reluctantly perched on his back.
But that wasn't the worst part. The worst part was that the otter actually used the life-saving grace to blackmail him, making it work to find still-alive targets.
Doesn't it know it's very weak right now?! The parrot tried to pretend it didn't understand.
However, it is a good parrot that knows how to repay kindness.
Out of consideration for the fact that they were both animals, it spread out its wings, which had little feather left.
Then, through the rain, it looked down at the flooded city, its eyes searching for any surviving life.
But this does not include people.
* * * *
Time passed second by second. Qin Feng and Lu Hu took turns sailing the yacht back and forth nearly twenty times, using various methods to bring back nearly a thousand people.
They have done their best; at least they have saved everyone they could see.
But they knew even more clearly that they had not rescued everyone. There must be many people in the city waiting desperately and persistently at home, or on their difficult journey to the city.
But it was too late.
An hour ago, six cruise ships arrived at Beigang Port and will depart promptly at 12 noon.
This is the safest departure time calculated, and it will not wait for anyone or any reason.
As the clock struck twelve, several cruise ships began to sound their horns in preparation for departure.
Xie Tianlang stood on the sixth cargo ship with a furrowed brow.
Beside him, someone kept shouting to the captain, "Please wait!! My family will be here soon! They'll be here soon! Please wait! Don't go!"
"My son and the others will be here soon. They'll definitely make it. Captain, please wait a moment!"
However, the gray-haired captain, who was about to retire, sighed.
He cannot risk the lives of everyone on board.
"Ready to set sail."
Jin Mantang couldn't help but call out "Captain!" He was wondering why Gou Fugui hadn't arrived yet!
At that moment, Xie Tianlang gripped the railing tightly, his aura instantly turning icy cold.
"etc!"
"Captain, look! Someone's coming!"
Suddenly, Jin Mantang pointed in a direction and shouted.
Everyone waiting by the boat looked over, and then they saw—
A parrot?
"Oh, don't go! Darling, don't go! There are still precious lives here!"
The parrot, half of its feathers missing, flapped its wings and cried out. Then, everyone saw the long-haired youth struggling to swim ahead, with a crying baby wrapped on his back. Behind him was a small animal team of five dogs, four cats, and two squirrels.
Everyone: "..."
Xie Tianlang loosened his grip on the railing and couldn't help but chuckle.
Author's Note:
Xie Langren: This is the spicy snack that Yuanyuan loves, don't be greedy.
Fu Guiyuan: ...Tch.
Parrot: Love me, don't go!! (Making crazy heart gestures!)
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